The European Broadcasting Union is concerned about the approval of a law to abolish the public broadcasting fee in Romania
The head of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has expressed her deep concern about the approval of a law to abolish the broadcasting fee in Romania, saying that the political interference in the public radio and television might reach an unprecedented level among the EBU community. In a letter addressed to the Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, the EBU’s Director General, Ingrid Deltenre, has said: „Such a irredeemable step concerning the funding of public broadcasters will be brought into the European Commission’s notice, which will establish if it is a state aid.” EBU’s Director General has underlined that this type or broadcasting fee has proved to be the most stable and predictable way to finance the public media services and, moreover, it ensures their independence from any political interference and establishes a direct relation with the audience. Ingrid Deltenre has asked the Romanian President not to sign the law, because the situation might get worse and it could ruin the public Radio and Television in Romania.
A Tarom flight bound for Brussels has been canceled due to technical problems
Another Tarom flight, that was due to take off this morning from the Otopeni Airport to Bruxxells has encountered technical problems and was canceled. The failure, which has been detected on Tuesday, could not be repaired in due time and all the 60 passengers were redirected to other flights. Some of them will take the next scheduled flight, representatives of the airliner have said. On Tuesday, a flight from Bucharest to Iasi has taken off with a four-hour delay, also due to a technical failure. The transport minister, Sorin Buse, has said that these incidents are being investigated, but they do not represent an issue of air-traffic safety.
Priorities for the post-election government
Romania needs a real economic growth, based on investments in infrastructure, education, a halt of the demographic decline and keeping the workforce. These are objectives that need to be prioritized by the government that will be sworn in after the December elections, according to the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania, Ionut Simion.
Ionut Simion: Romania’s 6% economic growth is a good thing, at a first notice, but, if it is not based of sustainable economic foundation, we could pay a quite high price. At this moment, Romania’s deficit isn’t growing as expected, and if this 3% deficit will be kept by stopping the investment, then, we’ve done nothing. We ensure a 3% budget deficit by postponing some investment and rescheduling or cutting some spending.
Madalina Brotacel
